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Overhaulin': Season 4

18 episodes Premiered Jun 20, 2006 Updated Oct 24, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object for Overhaulin' Season 4. Constraints: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc. If not in material, omit. Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points in the text content. Output: Valid JSON only. JSON Keys: ove

Previously on Overhaulin'

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Overhaulin' Season 3.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object for Overhaulin' Season 4.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.
If not in material, omit.
Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points in the text content.
Output: Valid JSON only.
JSON Keys:
overview: 160-220 word factual summary of the season's narrative arc.
primer: Array of exactly 4 concise bullet points (though the prompt says "no bullet points" in the prose instructions, it asks for an "array of exactly 4 concise bullet points" for the JSON key primer. In JSON, an array is the structure. I will provide 4 strings in the array).
Synopsis: Chip Foose and his A-Team, with the help of an insider, plan a fake robbery or towing of an unsuspecting mark's car. They must rebuild the car in seven days. The week-long event is filled with pranks and angry marks, but it will all be rewarded on D-Day when the mark is given back the car.
Source [1]: American automotive reality TV show, ran for five seasons on TLC between 2004–2009, currently on Velocity.
Source [3]: American automotive reality television series. Ran for five seasons between 2004 and 2008 on TLC. Sixth season premiered Oct 2, 2012 on Velocity and Discovery.
Source [4]: Ran for five seasons on TLC between 2004–2009, currently on Velocity and Discovery.
Overview:
The show is an American automotive reality television series.
Chip Foose and his A-Team perform car rebuilds.
The process involves an insider helping to plan a fake robbery or towing of an unsuspecting mark's car.
The team has seven days to rebuild the vehicle.
The week includes pranks and reactions from angry marks.
The process concludes on D-Day when the mark is returned their car.
Word Count Check: I need to expand this to 160-220 words using only the provided facts. This is difficult because the synopsis is short. I must be careful not to

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (15): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Mean Anemul

Jun 20, 2006 · 45 min

Manuel and his Oldsmobile 442 are overhauled by Chip Foose and his team. The insider is his girlfriend Kate.

S4·E2 Core

LeMama's Boy

Jun 27, 2006 · 45 min

The mark for this episode is Tony. and his '66 LeMans. His best friends Charlie Sheen and Rob set him up for his car to be overhauled. Tony always imagined his car being redone bu

S4·E3 Core

Spaced Out

Jul 4, 2006 · 45 min

Jamie let his '67 Galaxie get run down when he was dealing with his mom and her cancer. He often dreamed about the good ole days he used to have in it. Jamie's girlfriend Gretche

S4·E4 Core

Junk in the Truck

Jul 25, 2006 · 45 min

Marilyn thinks that her Cadillac, named "Bessie," is part of the family, but is treated like a storage unit for holiday decorations because it's in desperate need of repair. Can th

S4·E5 Core

Chip & Chris Flipped

Aug 8, 2006 · 45 min

When Lowell purchased a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440, he planned to restore it, but ended up taking an early retirement and hoped to sell the Coronet for a profit. His son Geoff wants to

S4·E6 Core

Chip & AJ Trading Places

Aug 15, 2006 · 45 min

Michelle and Megan are more like sisters than mother-and-daughter. Megan's good grades earned her money for a car, and she got a good deal on a 1963 Comet, but she needs more money

S4·E7 Core

All in the Family

Aug 29, 2006 · 45 min

Isaias loves his father's 1967 Dodge A-100 truck. Isaias's father died from cancer in 2002. He hopes to, one day, drive it with his own son. His wife says that he'll "cry his eyes

S4·E8 Core

Hot for Teacher

Sep 5, 2006 · 45 min

Melissa was voted "Hottest Teacher" at the high school where she teaches. Her students say that she is attentive and makes learning exciting. Her husband says that she's a total ge

S4·E9 Core

Roadies Stole My 'Vette

Sep 19, 2006 · 45 min

Chip and prankster Rob dress up as unemployed roadies, who break into Carl's garage and steal his 1957 Chevy Corvette. While the car's being rebuilt, Carl meets "Detective McCool"

S4·E10 Core

Juvenille Deliquent

Sep 26, 2006 · 45 min

The team works with its youngest insider yet, teenaged Tanner, who wants to surprise his father Wade by getting dad's project car, a 1967 Chevy Chevelle, fixed up.

S4·E11 Core

Motley Cruiser

Oct 31, 2006 · 45 min

Randy is friends with rock star Vince Neil. Now Randy's rusty 1969 Buick GS gets restored to its former glory.

S4·E12 Core

Pop Star Steal

Nov 11, 2006 · 45 min

Pop singer Nick Lachey acts as the insider to heist his brother Drew's 1967 Ford truck.

S4·E13 Core

The BOSS is Back

Nov 21, 2006 · 45 min

Hector sacrified everything to keep his family together. His wife wants Overhaulin' to overhaul his 1970 Mustang, the car of his dreams.

S4·E14 Core

Overhaulin' Bumrush

Nov 28, 2006 · 45 min

Chip Foose and the A-Team overhaul Domnick's beloved 1970 Monte Carlo, with the help of his wife, She coordinates a very well-deserved overhaul.

S4·E15 Core

SEMA Show

Dec 5, 2006 · 45 min

Daniel loves Mopars and bought a 1972 Dodge Challenger that he and his youngest son could work on as a "Father/Son" project. The car still needs a lot of work and some major new pa

S4·E16 Core

The Short Yellow Bus

Dec 19, 2006 · 45 min

John Force is the most prolific champion in drag racing history. He wants to get his little yellow bus overhauled so he can go to schools to shuttle young students to events and li

S4·E17 Mytharc

Mustang Sting

Dec 26, 2006 · 45 min

Dave side-swiped his 1969 Mustang but didn't have the money to fix it up right so it just sits in the garage. Dave's father steps up and gets Dave the overhaulin' that he deserves.

S4·E18 Mytharc

Overhaulin' Bling

Jul 18, 2006 · 45 min

A construction worker gets his '96 Chevy Tahoe Overhauled. His girlfriend is the insider.

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